How many independant traders are there in options, futures and FX?

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How many independant traders are there in options, futures and FX?

I would like a figure for how many people, outside of the financial institutions that actively trade all types of financial instruments. I want to exclude everyone who invests money in mutual funds and buys and holds shares, its the number of people who actively buy and sell with the aim of making short term profits that i am interested in.

2006-12-16 09:17:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing

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Direct mail list brokers estimate the number to be 172,000 worldwide. These people are active traders as opposed to long term investors.

2006-12-23 11:39:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Great question. I have no idea how to find out. I'm not sure anyone is really tracking that.

2006-12-16 13:14:47 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋